Feb. 21, 2013 - PRLog -- St. Louis, MO -- Better Your Business (BYB), a marketing resource for small businesses in St. Louis, would like to congratulate international author, speaker and thought leader Ben Newman on making the St. Louis Business Journal's 40 Under 40 class of 2013.

"We couldn't be happier for Ben," says BYB's Managing Director, Lauree Gallion. "We had the pleasure of working with Ben to promote his latest best-selling book, Own YOUR Success. The response was fantastic right from the start, especially within the St. Louis business community. When we got the news that Ben made the Biz Journal's 40 Under 40 list this year, our whole office was buzzing with pride and excitement."

The Biz Journal's 40 Under 40 honor is the latest in St. Louis native Ben Newman's long history of success. The international author, speaker and thought leader has been a member of the Millionaire's Round Table since 2008. Newman's fourth book, Own YOUR Success: The Power to Choose Greatness and Make Every Day Victorious, reached #1 on Amazon and ranked #13 on 800-CEO-READ's Top 25 Books of 2012. As a speaker, Ben is one of the Hoopis Performance Network's TOP 10 rated speakers for the financial industry and was recently named by The Napoleon Hill Foundation as one of the TOP 51 Speakers & Thought Leaders in the world.

BYB partnered with Ben Newman in 2012 to help promote Own YOUR Success. Through strategic marketing efforts including email campaigns and video marketing, BYB helped Newman share his latest news with his network, reach out to new contacts and identify speaking opportunities.

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